4. CONVERSATION STARTERS  WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR NEWS?  AS A CONSUMER OF INFORMATION, DO YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SOURCES? IS THERE A HIERARCHY OF TRUST? IS A REPORTER ALWAYS MORE ACCURATE THAN A BLOGGER? #SXSW #BlogEthics

5. CONVERSATION STARTERS  WHAT MAKES A JOURNALIST MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN SOMEONE ELSE? HOW MUCH WEIGHT DO TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND A PAYCHECK CARRY?  WHEN A BLOGGER IS PAID, DO THEY BECOME LESS CREDIBLE? DOES THE SAME STANDARD HOLD TRUE FOR JOURNALISTS? #SXSW #BlogEthics

6. CONVERSATION STARTERS  SHOULD BLOGGERS BE MADE TO FOLLOW THE SAME ETHICAL CODES AS JOURNALISTS, DESPITE BEING FREE AGENTS? WHAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL? ARE FTC GUIDELINES ENOUGH?  WHAT MAKES SOMEONE CREDIBLE? IS IT AS SIMPLE AS TRANSPARENCY = HONESTY? OR DOES AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION MEAN MORE TO CREDIBILITY? #SXSW #BlogEthics

7. CONVERSATION STARTERS  WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CITIZEN JOURNALISM?  ARE SITES LIKE REDDIT FURTHERING THE CONVERSATION AND HELPING JOURNALISTS? DOES THE POTENTAIL FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION NEGATE THE POSSIBLE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEDIA? #SXSW #BlogEthics